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| Putin supports dialogue in all areas, Kremlin says after Trump G7 invitation | Putin supports dialogue in all areas, Kremlin says after Trump G7 invitation |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin supports dialogue “in all areas,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on Washington’s G7 invitation to Moscow. | Russian President Vladimir Putin supports dialogue “in all areas,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on Washington’s G7 invitation to Moscow. |
| US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a G7 summit that he had hoped to hold next month until September or later. The list of invitees will be expanded to include Australia, Russia, South Korea and India, according to the US leader. | US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a G7 summit that he had hoped to hold next month until September or later. The list of invitees will be expanded to include Australia, Russia, South Korea and India, according to the US leader. |
| However, Peskov said on Monday that Russia needs to see more details before responding to the US proposal and to understand whether it is official. | However, Peskov said on Monday that Russia needs to see more details before responding to the US proposal and to understand whether it is official. |
| Many questions remain, including those concerning the summit’s agenda and the format of Russia’s participation, Peskov said. He also noted that there are convenient and efficient mechanisms for international dialogue such as the G20 group of the world’s largest economies. | Many questions remain, including those concerning the summit’s agenda and the format of Russia’s participation, Peskov said. He also noted that there are convenient and efficient mechanisms for international dialogue such as the G20 group of the world’s largest economies. |
| The conversation between Putin and Trump was “constructive, business-like and substantive,” the Kremlin said in a statement. | |
| Besides the G7, they discussed anti-coronavirus measures implemented in the two countries, as well as the situation in the oil market, agreeing that the OPEC+ deal was contributing to a gradual restoration of demand and the stabilization of prices. | |
| The Russian leader also congratulated his US counterpart on the first manned space launch from US territory in nine years, which was performed by SpaceX at the weekend. Both leaders confirmed their willingness to continue mutually beneficial cooperation in space. | |
| Putin and Trump also spoke about the need to intensify Russian-American dialogue on strategic stability and establishing trust between Moscow and Washington in the military arena. | |
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